The forecast is for some nice ice fishing weather this weekend and we’re told the St. Clair Shores library access point is producing nice perch – in the evening – using standard live baits.  You can fish in the marina or venture out onto the ice from the library but if you do start to wander, be careful.

If you have afternoons to fish, we’re told the hottest spot now is the DNR ramp near Crocker Road.

Most of the fishing reports this winter have had to do with how best to catch perch and other pan fish.

Have you tried spearing for northern pike through the ice?

The open season for pike through the ice is December 1-March 15.  That means we are in the thick of it now.  The legal length minimum is 24”.

In the video above, Bradley from Lakeside Fishing Shop shows us how to attract pike through the ice with both sucker minnows and decoys.  And check out those spears!

Please leave a comment below and tell us how your fishing is going this week.